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overstrewn

overstrewn is the past participle of overstrew.

Meaning of overstrew

Verb

overstrew (third-person singular simple present overstrews, present participle overstrewing, simple past overstrewed, past participle overstrewn)

  1. To strew or scatter over.
    • Hot ordnance split and shiver and rebound,
      And firelocks fouled and flintless overstrew the ground.1908, Thomas Hardy, The Dynasts, Part III, Act III, Scene III, page 108

Questions about overstrewn

What is overstrewn the past participle of?
Overstrewn is the past participle of overstrew.

Words near overstrewn in the dictionary

  1. overstretches
  2. overstretching
  3. overstrew
  4. overstrewed
  5. overstrewing
  6. overstrewn
  7. overstrews
  8. overstricken
  9. overstrict
  10. overstrictly
  11. overstrictness

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